Aparna Thappar

Actor Raima Sen used to become a scared little soul on the sets of THE JAPANESE WIFE when she started shooting because she was afraid of the director of the movie - the much acclaimed film-maker Aparna Sen. A source working on the project informs, "Raima heard that Aparna Sen is a task-master and that she does not spare anyone even if there is a minute error. Aparna is a perfectionist and she likes each and every member of her crew to be a perfectionist as well. Filmmaking is...

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Aparna Sen speaks about her latest film, The Japanese Wife

Acclaimed Indian director and actress Aparna Sen has been nominated to the international jury for the second annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA),

New Delhi, Jan 4 : Actress-director Aparna Sen is ready with her seventh feature film, "15 Park Avenue", which marks 25 years of a filmmaking career driven by the intellectual quotient. From her directorial debut "36 Chowringhee Lane" in 1981, for which she won The Grand Prix at the Manila International Film Festival and the National Award for Best Direction at home, to her latest offering, Sen has neither faded nor been dictated by trends. The prolific director has given offbeat cinema - in English, Hindi as well as Bengali - a new lease of life with her conviction and creativity, and "15 Park Avenue", releasing this Friday, may prove that yet again.